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GOBPIN. v No. 881,701.v 'Patented June 18,4 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,`

JAMES l?. MAHON ANlp JOHN S. MAHON, OF NEW YORK, N.'Y.

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sr'ecrrrcnrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,701. dated June19. 1888.

Application filed February 17, 1888. Serial No. $264,354. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES l?. MAHON and JOHN S. MAHON, ofthe city,county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Metallic Cofn's, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to an improvement in cofflns constructed whollyof metal; and the object of the invention is to provide a sheetmetalcoffin which can be easily and cheaply manufactured, can be tightlyclosed, and will possess the qualities of strength and durability witheXtreme lightness and portability.

The invention consists of a sheet-metal coffin constructed and arrangedsubstantially as hereinafter' fully described and as distinctly claimed.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parte in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan View of a sheet-metal cofiin yconstructed accordingto my invention, one lid-section being shown in dotted lines only. Fig.2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line x x, Fig. l;and Fig. 3 is a perspective view, illustrating t-he union of thelid-sections.

In making thebody of the coffin A, the bottom B, the head and foot endwalls, C and D, respectively, the forward-converging side walls E E' andthe rearward-converging side walls F F' are all formed of separatepieces of stiff' sheet metal, preferably galvanized sheet-iron. The sidewalls, E F and E' F', are united at their vertical angularly meetingedges by double lapAjoints G G', so as to show only a single seam on theoutside. rIhe end walls, C and D, are in like manner united tb themeeting Aedges of the respective side walls, E E' and F F', by internaldouble-lap joints H I, and the lower edges of all the side and end Wallsare likewise united to the corresponding outer edges of the bottom` B bydouble-lap joints J, which are folded inward, so as to bring the seamsupon the bottom a short distance within the outer edges thereof, andthus avoid marring the appearance of the sides of the cofn.

Thevupper edges of all the side and end walls are bent outward at rightangles to form narrow flanges L, bordering the top, and two lid--sections, M M', made of sheet metal and shaped to conform to thecoffin-top from the head wall, C, to the medial angle-joints G G', andfrom the foot wall, D, to said joints, respectively, have their outerand end edges bent downward and inward to form guide-grooves O, adaptedto receive and slide on the bordering anges L to a meeting.

The meeting edges of the two lid-sections M M are adapted to overlapeach other, and are formed at said lapped ends with correspond` ingbeads, M2 M3, running parallel to their` meeting edges, which beadsautomatically` engage eachother, and, with the flanges L, lock the lidsections securely in place, so as to tightly close the coffin.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as` new and desireto secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a metallic cofiin,the combination,with the body, of a sectional sliding lid, the sections thereofoverlapping each other and provided at their overlapped ends with beadsengaging each other, substantially as described.

2. In animproved cofiin,consisting of a body having its bottom, head,and foot end walls and the forward and rearward converging side wallsformed of separate pieces of sheet metal, secured together by lap-jointsand provided y with guide-anges on their upper edges, and

a sectional lid provided with inwardly-turned edges, and with beads attheir overlapped ends, substantially as herein shown and described.

JAMES P. MAHON. JOHN S. MAHON.

